Match Analysis by ESPNscrum's Graham Jenkins

Man of the Match: Owen Farrell offered the latest reminder of his class with a superb showing. His metronomic boot is a priceless asset for England but he is an equally impressive playmaker.

Key Moment: The game was still in the balance at the break so the first score of the second half was going to be key - step forward Billy Twelvetrees. The England debutant was the beneficiary of some abrasive work up front and collected a short pass from scrum-half Ben Youngs to go over from close range and take the game beyond the Scots.

Hero of the Game: Twelvetrees was under immense pressure having replaced Manu Tuilagi in the side but he rose to the occasion, did not look out of place and claimed a deserved try for his efforts. He may well retain his place in the side next weekend and could partner Tuilagi with Brad Barritt missing out.

Villain of the Game: A high tackle from England hooker Tom Youngs cost his team-mate Joe Launchbury a try and was a rare moment of indiscipline from a side that prides itself not gifting penalties to their rivals. And that sort of lapse could prove costly with competition for places so intense.

Talking Point: The pressure was on England to back up their mauling of the All Blacks with another impressive showing and they did just that. They remain on an upward curve but will Ireland throw a spanner in the works in Dublin next weekend?

Play of the Game: Scotland may have provided a length of the field score but England claim this honour thanks to the injection of pace from scrum-half Ben Youngs and the arrow-like pass from Owen Farrell that put Geoff Parling over in the corner.

Billy Twelvetrees scored on his debut as England began their Six Nations campaign with a 38-18 victory over Scotland at Twickenham.

The Gloucester centre crashed over after picking a great line off scrum-half Ben Youngs during an impressive debut. Chris Ashton, Geoff Parling and Danny Care also touched down for England while Owen Farrell kicked four penalties and three conversions for a personal haul of 18 points.

Scotland did take a surprise early lead with a debut try from New Zealand-born wing Sean Maitland and they mounted a brief late rally with Stuart Hogg's breakaway try. But the game had long been up by then and Scotland's 30-year wait for a win over England at Twickenham goes on.

England were back at their headquarters for the first time since the autumn triumph over world champions New Zealand, in which Manu Tuilagi had been the destroyer-in-chief. Tuilagi's injury-enforced absence prompted a midfield reshuffle with Brad Barritt shifted to outside centre and Twelvetrees had made clear his intention to lay roots in the 12 jersey.

The 24-year-old son of a tree surgeon did all he could. Twelvetrees linked effectively with Farrell, he carried with real purpose and he took his try expertly, picking a superb angle to crash over from close range. Twelvetrees offers a greater attacking dimension than Barritt and he made a strong case to retain the 12 jersey for next Sunday's trip to Ireland, when Tuilagi is expected to be fit.

Inside Twelvetrees, Farrell was again commanding at fly-half, He landed seven of his eight shots at goal and he directed England's attacking game with aplomb to earn the man of the match award. Farrell's pass for Parling's try was a thing of beauty as England doused the Scottish fire, securing vital quick ball at the breakdown to open their Six Nations campaign in confident fashion.

England started at a furious pace, with a powerful run from Ben Morgan shunting Scotland onto the back foot before Farrell kicked the hosts into a second minute lead with his first penalty of the game.

Joe Launchury claimed the kick-off and kept the ball alive with a deft offload and Farrell sent Tom Wood careering through a huge hole in the Scotland defence. Wood was stopped short, as was Twelvetrees as he made a dart for the line and then Ashton knocked on out wide as Scotland survived.

The visitors then landed a counter-punch and took the lead with a try from Maitland, capitalising on a poor clearance from Mike Brown and poor England kick chase. When Brown missed touch, England failed to organise their line and Hogg exploited a three-on-one overlap by running straight back between Brown and Dan Cole.

Hogg should have passed to Maitland on his outside before he was halted short of the line but after Ryan Grant had gone close, Maitland was hovering to score in the corner. Greig Laidlaw missed the touchline conversion.

It was a poor passage from England. Red rose coach Andy Farrell has drilled into his men the need to follow a mistake with a positive action and they did just that.

Owen Farrell struck two penalties in quick succession, both earned from strong work at the breakdown, as England reclaimed the lead - and they would not concede it again.

Laidlaw did reduce the arrears with a penalty but England were in control of the match and they built pressure after Farrell charged down a clearance kick from Jackson.

Twelvetrees almost burst through the line and Launchbury went close but England recycled quickly and Ashton crashed between Jackson and Hogg to score his 17th Test try. Farrell nudged over the conversion and then exchanged penalties with Laidlaw just before the interval as England went into the break in control.

Scotland's discipline cost them badly in the first half and it continued to do so. Farrell kicked England towards the dark blue 22 and after an initial thrust from Wood and some probing from Ben Youngs, Twelvetrees ran a superb angle and crashed over the line for a debut try.

England thought they had scored a third when Alex Goode danced through the Scottish line and Launchbury followed up to hit the ruck touch down over the line. The try was initially given and then ruled out by referee Alain Rolland on the advice of his touch judge, who had spotted a high tackle from Tom Youngs.

But it was a brief respite for the Scots. A lightning break from Ben Youngs carried England into the Scotland 22 and Farrell floated a beautiful pass out to Parling for the try.